“This is for the benefit of the citizens”, “We have consulted citizens and…”, “This is what citizens want.” The word “citizen” is regularly used by politicians and public authorities to justify their decisions. But sometimes […]
For those who are less than familiar with the intricacies of Dutch agriculture, the current wave of farmers’ protests (see DutchNews.nl: “Up to 40,000 farmers demonstrate against farm closures”, June 2022) will surely be puzzling. […]
Piero Valmassoi, an EU policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, takes a look into Uber and the other ridehail and food delivery platforms’ lobbying strategy over the EU platform work […]
Double-Kroes-ing would be more apt. As we keep writing, corruption – and that is what this is – is endemic in the EU and European political class. We see maybe one in ten thousand cases. […]
Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. Read Here The files show Emmanuel Macron was on first name terms with Uber’s founder while […]
If corporate lobbying in Brussels wasn’t insidious enough, now we have ‘shadow lobbying’ Read here.
Germany has the same relationship to the rule of law in the EU as most EU citizens have to their doormat. Rule of law is for wimps, or in the case of Poland, a government […]
To decouple from Russian energy, the EU has embarked on a shopping tour for African gas. This not just bad news for the climate, but for Africans too Faten Aggad is the Senior Advisor on […]
ZoranOrcik/Shutterstock Chamu Kuppuswamy, University of Hertfordshire Five young people whose resolve was hardened by floods and wildfires recently took their governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Their claim concerns each country’s membership […]
Reuters: Euro falls to below 1.02 for the first time since 2002 U.S. dollar index rises to new 20-year high Swiss Franc reaches a 7-year high vs euro Yen strengthens after Japan’s inflation expectations rise […]
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